Matthew Dellavedova of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts during Game 3 of the 2015 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 9, 2015 in Cleveland. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Jason Miller

CLEVELAND - Matthew Dellavedova walked to the podium carrying a cup filled with liquid in each hand. The way he's played in the last two games of the NBA Finals, someone from the Cavaliers should have carried them for him.

LeBron James is getting all the credit, and rightfully so, for the Cavaliers' 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series against the Warriors. His 41-point average is the highest through three games in NBA Finals history. But the previously obscure Dellavedova has had a huge impact on both ends of the court and has been all over the floor.

Dellavedova pushed himself to exhaustion in Tuesday night's 96-91 win. After the game, he suffered from dehydration and extreme cramping and was taken to an area hospital to receive an IV.

"Everything that he has, he lays out on the floor," James said Wednesday afternoon. "I think he dove on the ground an NBA- record six times [Tuesday] night. And he was on the ground again after the game, and in the hospital, so you could probably say seven times.

Dellavedova is guarding NBA MVP Stephen Curry and doing a good job of it. He also scored a playoff career-high 20 points to go with five assists and four rebounds in Game 3. Cavaliers fans serenaded Dellavedova with chants of "Delly! Delly!" throughout the night. The loudest may have come after he was fouled by Curry and flung a shot that banked in late in the fourth quarter.

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"They seem to like him, don't they?" Blatt said. "Delly's the most Cleveland-like Australian I've ever met in my life. The guys love Delly because he just plays with all his heart and he cares first about the team and only about the team."

Dellavedova has played more than 80 minutes the past two games. He was credited with containing Curry in Game 2 and has made big plays late in each game to help Cleveland earn the win. His popularity has skyrocketed.

"To be honest with you, I'm not really paying attention to any of it," he said. "Just locked in on the goal and the job that needs to be done."

Dellavedova is getting some positive attention after being labeled dirty for his involvement in three incidents during this playoff run -- with the Bulls' Taj Gibson and the Hawks' Al Horford and Kyle Korver.

Fellow Australian Andrew Bogut said his Warriors need to try to limit Dellavedova's impact.

"He's been probably their X-factor in the series," Bogut said. "He's played probably his two best games of the season in this series. We have to adjust and make sure his energy doesn't do what it's been doing."